We added our name to this important letter, coordinated by the The Food Foundation, to call on all Metro Mayoral candidates to support the expansion of #FreeSchoolMeals nationally, ahead of the upcoming Mayoral elections on 2nd May. More info 👇

Professor Peter Kelly, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities regional director and Dr Robin Ireland, director of research Food Active give their opening address at our Healthy Weight and Treating Obesity strategy event🗣

Two thirds of parents are worried about ensuring children are eating healthily, says new polling. Parents launch #OurChildrenOurFuture manifesto on healthy children’s food. Here's what they are calling on all political parties for:🧵

Two thirds of parents struggle to ensure their children eat healthily..🥦

Children's Food Campaign launch the new parent manifesto #OurChildrenOurFuture to call for more govt action in 5 areas that parents believe will make a big difference... find out more here 👉sustainweb.org/reports/apr24-…

✨ ICYMI our #HealthyWeightDeclaration Special Edition Bulletin ✨

✍️ Featuring updates & blogs from Milton Keynes, Public Health South Tees and Blacklow Brow Primary School in Knowsley to share their experiences & learning.

Check it out here 👉mailchi.mp/d3937fa864a9/g…

📢 New guest blog 📢

In this blog, Robin Ireland discusses the issue with sport sponsorship - covering learning from the tobacco industry to current relationships sport has with the energy drinks, food, alcohol and gambling industries.

Read the blog here 👉foodactive.org.uk/guest-blog-why…

🎉Happy birthday #SoftDrinksIndustryLevy , which has made soft drinks less sugary & raised £1.5bn for kids’ health! Proud to support the #RecipeForChange campaign calling to extend this so more of our food & drink is healthier. Check out the website: tinyurl.com/muzrwptw

THREAD 🧵Happy birthday to the #SoftDrinksIndustryLevy 🎉! On its 6th anniversary we’re looking back at the impact it’s had, starting with the incredible amounts of sugar removed. Find out more: tinyurl.com/6k9zu8jf #RecipeforChange 1/5

We've canvassed views of over 2000 parents & worked with 13 parent ambassadors to co-create Our Children, Our Future: A manifesto for children's healthy food.

Join us on 25 April for an interactive webinar & find out what parents want the next Govt to deliver!

Our Director of Research Robin Ireland & colleagues NEW paper highlights the extent of less healthy food and drink marketing through E-Sports, with #energydrinks representing over a third of all sponsorships recorded globally. bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/2/1/e0…

Energy drinks and junk food brands marketed at egamers bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/2/1/e0…. New research John Long Sara Maksi Francisco Javier López Frías Dr. Travis Masterson, PhD. Sport organisers need to take a long hard look at themselves #PublicHealth Food Active Healthy Stadia Prof Amelia A Lake Prof. Emma Boyland

Our latest bulletin is live! ✨

🆕Food Active contribute to APPG FitHealthyChild ACES report
📢Bite Back school food champions applications open
✍️Guest blogs: Tameside's slow cooker project & school food standards compliance pilot in Blackpool

More here 👉 mailchi.mp/cb4702dd9f35/g…

Fantastic to see yet another local authority implement a healthier advertising policy - meaning less healthy food and drink will no longer be promoted on council-owned advertising estate. Huge congrats to all the team at Sheffield City Council 👏👏
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New research suggests that feelings of discomfort & unsafety are preventing some young people from being physically active - highlighting the need to create environments where they feel confident enough to exercise & play sport Fuse
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ICYMI our latest guest blog for #InternationalSchoolMealsDay - Healthy Lifestyles Nutritionist Cheryl Morrison discusses her reflections and recommendations following the Food Standards Agency school food standards compliance pilot which took place in Blackpool in 2022-23. More info 👇

🗣️ 'It's not possible for a whole generation of people to lose willpower at the same time'

Alice Wiseman Director of Public Health at Gateshead Council explaining why the #foodenvironment is a major determinant of our health at House of Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee

Watch live: tinyurl.com/27uj6nsm…

To mark #InternationalSchoolMealsDay , our friends at Children's Food Campaign have published new polling data with parents showing strong support for auto-enrollment of #FreeSchoolMeals , more healthy options available & tighter enforcement of standards. More info 👇 sustainweb.org/news/mar24-par…